Sad-iron waxer, polisher, and holder.



PAT-ENTED MAR. 31, 1903.

A. SOLOMON. SAD IRON WAXER, POLI'SHER, AND HOLDER.

APPLICATION IILED 4219,1906.

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In verrzw PATENTED MAR. 31, 1908.

I A. SOLOMON. SAD IRON WAXER, POLISHER, AND HOLDER.

rut NORRIS PETERS cm, WASHINGYON, n. c,

ARTHUR SOLOMON, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

SAD-IRON WAXER, FOLISHER, AND HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 9, 1906. Serial No. 310,753.

Patented March 31, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR SOLOMON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Sad-Iron Waxers, Polishers, andHolders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for waxing and olishing sad irons.

The 0 ject of this invention is to provide a device of this character ofsimple, compact and cheap construction, whereby the sad iron may bereadily and conveniently waxed and polished and which will also serve asa stand for supporting the sad iron when not in use.

In the accompanying drawings consisting of 3 sheets: Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my improved sad iron waxer, polisher and supporting standwith a portion of the upper part broken away and showing the parts inposition for waxing the iron. Fig. 2 is a to lan view of the same. Fig.3 is a vertica ongitudinal section of the device showing the parts inthe position to permit of polishing the sad iron and supporting the samewhen not in use. Fig. 4 is a top plan view thereof. Figs. 5 and 6 arefront and rear end views of the device showing the parts in the positioncorres onding to Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 7 is a vertica transverse sectionin line 77, Fig.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

The main or lower frame of the device comprises a horizontal table orplate A, two long1tudinal flanges a, a projecting downwardly on oppositesides of the table and downwardly projecting feet a, a arranged at theends of the flanges and adapted to rest u on a supporting surface. Atthe front end of the table A the same is provided with an opening I) inwhich is arranged a pot or reservoir C which contains a supply of liquidwax and the means for applying the same to the under side of the sadlron. This wax pot is supported in said opening of the tab e by means ofhorizontal flanges c, c projecting forwardly and rearwardly from thefront and rear sides of the wax pot and forming downwardly facingshoulders which rest upon the top of the table A at the front and rearedges of the o ening therein. Longitudinal movement 0 the wax pot insaid opening is prevented by means of laterally facing shoulders d, 61formed on the wax pot adjacent to the flanges c, c and engaging with thefront and rear edges of the opening, as shown in Fig. 3.

E re resents a wax feeding wick constructed of felt or other absorbentand capillary materialand operating to lift the liquid wax from the potand deliver the same, to the sad iron. This feeding wick is arrangedupright and extends from the bottom of the wax pot to the top thereofand transversely from one side to the other, so as to form practically atransverse absorbent wall midway between the front and rear sides of thewax pot. The feeding wick is retained in this position by a pocketconstructed of two transverse bars F, F which receive the feeding wickbetween them and which are connected at opposite ends with the sidewalls of the wax pot. The under sides of these cross bars are separatedfrom the bottom of the wax pot so as to form feed passages or openingsf, f which permit the liquid wax to reach the lower end of the wick andbe absorbed thereby. The u per sides of these bars also terminate short0' the upper end of the wick so as to permit of sliding the sad ironover the upper ,end of the wick for depositing a coat of wax thereonwithout liability of engaging the sad iron with the cross bars.

At the upper edge of the wax pot along the front and rear sides thereof,the same ,is provided with inwardly projecting flanges g, g whichpractically form extensions of the outwardly projecting flanges c, c.The upper sides of each companion pair of inner and outer flanges c, gare constructed to form. a pocket H, the inner and outer walls h, h ofwhich form scrapers or scraping ribs which terminate at their upper endsslightly below the upper end of the wax feeding wick. These ribs serveto scrape off the surplus wax which is deposited upon the sad iron, thewax so removed being received in pockets or receptacles H.

Preparatory to beginning the waxing operation, the wax pot is removedfrom the main frame and set on a stove or elsewhere for melting a chargeof wax therein, after which the wax pot is replaced into the opening ofthe frame. In applying wax to the underside of the sad iron it is onlynecessary to slide the same over the upper end of the feeding wick. Thecapillary action of this feeder serves constantly to draw the liquid waxfrom the pot to the upper end of the feeder and thus replenish the waxat this end of the feeder in the same measure as the same is re-' movedby the sad iron. After the wax in the pot has been once liquefied thesame is retained in this condition by the heat of the 5 sad iron whichis passed intermittently over the feeding wick.

The front and rear walls of the wax pot preferably converge downwardlyas shown, so as 'to submerge a considerable portion of the wick in thewax at the lower end thereof, if only a small quantity of wax remains inthe ot. p After the. sad iron has been thus coated with wax, either bymoving the same forwardly or rearwardly over the upper end of the wick,the same upon leaving the wick engages with the scraping ribs on thefront or the rear sides thereof. So much of the wax as is removed by theinner edge of the inner ribs drops back into the wax pot while the waxremoved by the inner edge of the outer ribs is received by the pocketsII from which it may be subsequently returned into the wax pot. Afterthe sad iron has been thus waxed and the surplus removed therefrom, thesame is wiped clean or polished by the following means: Above the mainlower frame is an upper auxiliary frame which is movably connected withthe lower frame.

This upper frame consists essentially of a horizontal supporting tableI, upwardly projecting flanges i, i arranged lengthwise at the sides ofthe table, downwardly projecting ears j, arranged at the rear ends ofthe side flanges and pivoted by a transverse rod 7r to upwardlyprojecting'ears J J at the rear ends of the side flanges on the lowertable. In the operative position of the upper frame the table of thesame is arranged horizontally over 40 the lower table in which positionthe same is supported by means of downwardly projecting lugs Z, Zarranged at the front ends of the side flanges and resting in seats m, mformed in the side edges of the front flange of the wax pot, as shown inFig. 5. The pintle or cross rod 7c which pivotally connects the rearears of the lower and upper frames is arranged below the level of theupper table when the same is in its operative position and this pintleis also arranged some distance from the rear edge of this table, so asto leave an intervening space or slot between the same. A transverse rodn connects the front ears of the upper frame, this rod being arrangedbelow the level of the upper table and separated from the front edgethereof, so as to form an intervening slot or space similar to thatbetween the pintle rod and the rear end of the upper table.

0 represents a wiping, smoothing, cleaning or polishing strip s eet orblanket which is arranged with its body or main part on top of the uppertable and passes with its front end downwardly between the table and thefront rod and forwardly underneath the latter, while its rear end passesdownwardly between the table and the rear rod and rearwardly underneaththe latter. This wiping sheet may be economically made by cutting orfolding several sheets of newspaper to the required Width and attachingseveral superposed sheets to the upper frame in the manner described.

While waxing the iron the upper frame is swung rearwardly, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, so as to afford free access to the waxing and scrapingdevices, and after the iron has been thus waxed and scraped, the upperframe is swung forwardly over the lower frame, as shown in Figs. 3 and4, to permit of wiping 30 the underside of the sad iron over the wi ingsheets. The wiping sheet may be macfe of considerable length, so thatthe same can be shifted lengthwise on the upper table for removing aused or worn part of the same and 35 replacing it by an unused or newpart when required.

l/Vhen the sad iron is not required for use, the same may be supportedin a transverse position on the upper edges of the side flanges of theupper frame, as shown by dotted lines P in Fig. 7, thus forming a standor holder for the sad iron. In order to prevent the sad iron while thussupported from being accidentally shoved lengthwise off from theseflanges either forwardly or rearwardly, the flanges of the upper frameare provided with upwardly projecting front and rear lugs or shouldersp, p which form stops, whereby the forward or rearward movement of thesad iron on these flanges is limited.

The wax pot is preferably cast in one piece together with its flanges,ribs and cross bars, and the upper and lower frames are each preferablyconstructed out of a single piece of sheet metal, which constructionenables this device to be produced at comparatively low cost and alsorenders the same very durable.

I claim as my invention:

1. A pot for holding liquid wax, a pocket constructed by means of twoparallel bars arranged transversely in the central part of the pot andsupported. at opposite ends on the side walls thereof while their lowersides are separated from the bottom of said pot, and a feeding wickarranged in said pocket and projecting with its upper and lower endsabove and below said pocket, substantially as set forth.

2. A pot for holding li uid wax, a feeding wick projecting upward y fromthe lower part 0' said pot, a pair of inwardly and outwardly projectingflanges arranged. at the upper ec ge of the pot in front and in rear ofthe wick and each pair having the upper side thereof constructed to forma pocket and the inner and outer walls thereof forming scrapers,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a frame consisting of a table having an openingand legs supporting the table, and a pot for holding wax removablysupported in said opening, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a frame consisting of a horizontal table providedwith an opening, downwardly pro ecting flanges at opposite longitudinaledges of the table, and sup porting feet at the ends of said flanges, awax pot arranged in said opening and having shoulders resting on thetable at the edges of said opening, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a lower frame consisting of a horizontal tablehaving an opening at its front end, downwardly projecting flanges at thelongitudinal edges of the table, feet at the ends of said flanges andupwardly turned ears at the rear ends of said flanges, a pot 'forholding wax arranged in said opening and having shoulders resting onsaid table at the edges of said opening, a feeding wickarranged in saidpot, an upper frame consisting of a horizontal table, upwardlyprojecting flanges arranged at the longitudinal edges of the uppertable, downwardly, projecting ears arranged at the rear ends of theflanges of the upper table, a transverse rod pivotally connecting therear ends of the upper and lower frame, downwardly projecting earsarranged at the front ends of the flanges of the upper frame and adaptedto rest in seats formed in the wax pot, a transverse rod connecting saidfront ears of the upper frame, a wiping sheet resting on said uppertable and passing underneath said transverse rods, and stop lugsprojecting upwardly from the flanges of the upper frame at the endsthereof, substantia ly as set forth.

Witness my hand this 6th day of April, 1906.

ARTHUR SOLOMON.

Witnesses:

THEo. L. PoPP, E. M. GRAHAM.

